On Dec 3, 10:50 am, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:
> The problem with cheap color laser printers is that you pretty much > buy the thing all over again (and then some) every time you replace > the toner; and they ship with low capacity "starter" cartridges. > > Then I priced the frakking toner: $465 to replace all 4 colors with hi > capacity cartridges (2.5K pages). > > It was $265 to replace 'em with normal capacity cartridges (rated at > 0.5K pages...yep 500 pages. The cartridges were about the size of a > baseball.). Supplies are definitely an issue to consider, as well as duty cycle (which Len mentioned in a later post). The Kyocera, which I purchased, comes with half-full toner cartridges which are rated for 2000 pages (3000 for black) each. The retail cartridges, which cost about $80 each, are rated for 4000 pages for color and 6000 pages for the black. So, yes, it would cost more than the printer to replace all four toners ($320 vs. $200) but the printer as shipped comes with plenty of toner capacity and the price for replacements is in the ballpark. $80 for 6000 pages for black is pricier than one would pay for an after-market cartridge for a popular printer model, but not a lot more. And compared to common inkjet printers the supplies are wildly less expensive. However, with the additional information Dan provided, it was not a helpful suggestion. He's clearly got a printer for each job. My suggestion was more geared to the typical home user who wants one printer to do everything. For me, the Kyocera is great because we print very little color. Inkjets clog up when ignored for months at a time and sometimes months go by without color printing in our household. So laser color is great for the infrequent color user. Of course, with the lower supply costs, laser color is great for the frequent color user too. :-) Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
